How it works
From cocktails to
crime scene
Maladora runs the entire evening — from mystery generation to dramatic reveal. You bring the guests and the drinks.
Create your mystery
30 seconds
Pick a theme — Speakeasy, Noir, Haunted Mansion, or 9 more. Set player count (4-20), duration, and difficulty. Add any custom notes. Our AI generates a fully solvable mystery with unique characters, evidence chains, and plot twists in under a minute.
- 12 hand-crafted themes or describe your own
- Every mystery is logically solvable — no random reveals
- Characters balanced for drama, tension, and fun
- Red herrings that are plausible but disprovable
Invite your guests
No app. No download.
Share a 6-digit code or QR link. Guests open it on their phone — that's it. They enter their name, join the lobby, and wait for the evening to begin. Zero friction.
- Works in any mobile browser
- No account creation for players
- PWA — add to home screen for the full experience
- Lobby shows who's arrived in real time
Receive your character
The secrets begin
Each player's phone becomes their private dossier. They receive a character with a name, backstory, secrets only they know, private objectives, an alibi (maybe true, maybe not), and costume suggestions.
- Private backstory visible only to you
- Secret objectives beyond solving the murder
- Relationships with other characters
- Costume hints for immersive dress-up
Play in real time
The mystery unfolds
The game plays out in rounds. Clues drop to specific players' phones. Players whisper via private DMs, interrogate each other IRL, and build their theories. The host controls the pace from their console.
- Evidence delivered privately to individual phones
- Private messaging between players
- Host console for round control and hints
- Adaptive AI drops hints if players are stuck
Accuse
The moment of truth
When all rounds are complete, voting opens. Every player locks in their final accusation — who they think did it, why, and how confident they are. No going back.
- Working theories throughout the game
- Final locked-in accusation with reasoning
- Confidence slider from 0-100%
- Live tracking of how many have voted
The reveal
Beautiful. Deadly. Unforgettable.
A cinematic reveal sequence plays on every phone simultaneously. The killer is unmasked. Every character's secrets are unveiled. Awards are given. A shareable recap captures the evening forever.
- Dramatic multi-phase reveal animation
- Full solution breakdown — motive, method, evidence trail
- Awards: Sherlock, Best Actor, Red Herring, and more
- Shareable recap link for social media